Mesa Verde Construction Co. v. Northern California District Council of Laborers, Mesa Verde Construction Company v. Carpenters 46 Northern California Counties Conference Board, Defendant

820 F.2d 1006 125 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2849 , 56 USLW 2043 , 106 Lab.Cas. P 12,429 MESA VERDE CONSTRUCTION CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS, Defendant-Appellant. MESA VERDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CARPENTERS 46 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNTIES CONFERENCE BOARD, Defendant- Appellant. Nos. 85-1665, 85-2074. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 14, 1986. Decided June 23, 1987. Mark R. Thierman and Paul V. Simpson, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Victor J. Van Bourg and Sandra Rae Benson, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before NELSON, WIGGINS and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: 1 Mesa Verde Construction Company (Mesa Verde) brought actions against the Northern California District Council of Laborers (Laborers) and the Carpenters 46 Northern California Counties Conference Board (Carpenters) seeking a declaration that it was not obligated to arbitrate grievances under the terms of its respective collective bargaining agreements with the unions. Mesa Verde also sought a…